Cheering for 'Small Business Saturday'

Roger Simmermaker is the author of "How Americans Can Buy American: The Power of Consumer Patriotism." He also writes "Buy American Mention of the Week" articles for his website, and is a member of the Machinists Union and National Writers Union. Roger has been a frequent guest on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC and has been quoted in the USA Today, Wall Street Journal and US News & World Report, among many other publications.

It’s no secret that more families are focusing on American jobs and therefore the American economy by seeking out American-made goods where they can be found. So it’s nice to know that there is a family owned business called the Made in USA Shop that offers great prices on great American products.

All of the products that you’ll see available when you browse the e-commerce website are American-made using domestic materials so you can be sure each dollar you spend will encourage employment here at home instead of overseas.

After all, since the fine folks that founded Made in USA Shop are small business owners themselves, it only makes sense to them to operate in a way that strengthens similar businesses across the country.

And when Christmas comes around, the Made in USA Shop has American-made stocking stuffers to help fill up those Christmas stockings sewn with American hands.

In an economic environment where many Americans are still bracing for what might come next as a result of the financial crisis that still seems to be unfolding, it’s comforting to know that there are companies that sell only American-made goods, since the purchasing of these goods keeps dollars circulating within our national borders.

The Made in USA Shop is located in the state of Ohio where manufacturing used to be much more prominent than it is these days. Both residents and business owners have seen manufacturing jobs come and go, factories open and close, and probably almost everyone knows someone who has either seen their pay drop, their hours cut, or worse yet, received a layoff notice.

By patronizing companies like the Made in USA Shop, we can help put an end to the instability that has plagued our economy for decades. We need to not only buy American to help repair our economy when it suffers for one reason or another, but also when times are good to keep it on the right track and avoid downturns and recessions in the future.

Realizing the current uncertainty of the job market, there’s one sure-fire way to help end that uncertainty and usher in stability, and that is by buying American-made products.

Not only do the owners of Made in USA Shop promise that any product you order from them will be made in America, but they can also assure you that they will be adding to their already impressive inventory. Fortunately, more manufacturing jobs are steadily returning to America’s shores as the economy starts to recover, and the made in USA Shop stands ready to keep those jobs here by offering more and more American-made goods.

Small business Saturday may have been last Saturday, but it doesn’t mean we can safely call it quits on focusing on helping small businesses, especially the ones that generate American jobs in everything that they do.